CHEBOYGAN — A juvenile with an airsoft handgun was detained on Thursday, June 5 after officers responded to a report of a man with a gun at the Skate Park in Cheboygan.

According to the Cheboygan Police Department, officers received the report at 7:44 p.m. as several Little League games were in progress nearby. The caller gave a description of the person with the gun, and the suspect fled on foot when police arrived.

The suspect, a juvenile, was detained by officers, where they found that the reported weapon was an airsoft handgun. Officials said the airsoft handgun did have an orange tip on the barrel, but this was not noticed by the caller. The juvenile was released to his mother on the scene.

In a press release, the police department encouraged all parents to talk with their children

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